extraídovsextraídosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extraído is a verb, extraídos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extraído” is a verb and “extraídos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,701
“extraído” frequency rank
#27,608
“extraídos” frequency rank
45309
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extraído extraídos
Definition Participio de extraer. Forma del plural de extraído, participio de extraer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set extraído and extraídos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
extraído
9 ch
extraídos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraído is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o] while extraídos is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “extraído” sits inside “extraídos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extraído is recorded at frequency rank #17,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]. extraídos is at rank #27,608, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45309, this pair ranks #132,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extraído vs extraídos

Shared letters: adeortxí. Private to "extraído": -. Private to "extraídos": s.

"extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "extraídos" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

extraído#17,701
extraídos#27,608

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extraído" and "extraídos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extraído" is a verb and "extraídos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "extraído" or "extraídos"?
"extraído" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,701 in our Spanish list, against #27,608 for "extraídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering extraído vs extraídos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “extraído”; for a participle, it's “extraídos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “extraído” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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